Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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• Tony Pulis set to leave Stoke City
• Jose Mourinho dons Chelsea shirt for #The2ndComing billboard
• Munich Philharmonic Orchestra creates Bayern Munich song for Champions League final
• Coventry City’s Ricoh Arena is definitely on fi…. Oh, it’s only a Muse concert.
• Macedonian Mario Gjurovski sent off for Muangthong United for frankly ridiculous celebration
• Brighton apologise to Crystal Palace over dressing room excrement
• Tottenham set to keep Gareth Bale for another season
• Wigan want £15million for Spurs target James McCarthy
• Wayne Rooney’s new son Klay is born
• Real Madrid confirm Jose Mourinho exit, pave way for Chelsea return
• Video: Chelsea keeper Ross Turnbull’s son Josh scores magnificent solo effort
• The last piece of chewing gum of Sir Alex Ferguson’s Man Utd reign listed on eBay

Tony Pulis set to leave Stoke City Posted: 21 May 2013 06:11 AM PDT Tony Pulis is to leave Stoke City after a meeting with chairman Peter Coates this morning. Pulis has been the Potters’ manager for seven years in his second stint at the club. But he is now set to walk away after the most difficult season of the club’s short Premier Leage history. The Welshman had [...]

Jose Mourinho dons Chelsea shirt for #The2ndComing billboard Posted: 21 May 2013 05:55 AM PDT Jose Mourinho has been seen wearing a Chelsea shirt on the streets of London as part of a PR stunt. The Special One appeared in a Blues kit on a digital billboard in Kensington, accompanied by the hashtag slogan #The2ndComing. But the image was just a publicity ploy by the company that owned the billboard.

Munich Philharmonic Orchestra creates Bayern Munich song for Champions League final Posted: 21 May 2013 03:18 AM PDT With Bayern Munich heading to London as favourites to lift the Champions League trophy in Wembley, the club have had an official song given to them for the final. Fortunately, they didn't channel "Glory Glory Man United" or "We've Got The Whole World In Our Hands," and instead went all highbrow. Their song has been [...]

Coventry City’s Ricoh Arena is definitely on fi…. Oh, it’s only a Muse concert. Posted: 21 May 2013 03:12 AM PDT God love Twitter eh. You have to find glorious the way the social media application can discover, discuss, mock and reject a news story within a matter of seconds. Last night, Twitter buzzed with the news that Coventry City's Ricoh Arena (there is quite a lot wrong with saying Coventry City's Ricoh Arena given the [...]

Macedonian Mario Gjurovski sent off for Muangthong United for frankly ridiculous celebration Posted: 21 May 2013 02:54 AM PDT The problem with the rule about getting a yellow card for an over-elaborate celebration is that once you have over-stepped the line, you might as well run with it and get your money's worth. That is very much an ethos followed by Macedonian midfielder Mario Gjurovski of Muangthong United during a Thai Premier League match [...]

Brighton apologise to Crystal Palace over dressing room excrement Posted: 21 May 2013 02:45 AM PDT Brighton have apologised to Crystal Palace after excrement was found smeared on the Amex Stadium’s away dressing room walls ahead of the Championship play-off semi-final second leg. Someone at Brighton with access to the dressing rooms had staged a dirty protest ahead of the match, and the Eagles arrived for the game to discover their [...]

Tottenham set to keep Gareth Bale for another season Posted: 21 May 2013 01:50 AM PDT Spurs star Gareth Bale is set to sign an improved contract and stay at the club for another season – on the condition that he is allowed to move at the end of next season. The new deal will see Bale pocket £130,000 and will be announced shortly, according to the Evening Standard. But the [...]

Wigan want £15million for Spurs target James McCarthy Posted: 21 May 2013 12:51 AM PDT Tottenham will have to pay Wigan £15million to secure the services of highly sought after James McCarthy. The Republic of Ireland international is considered to be one of the finest midfielders outside the Premier League’s top five and seems certain to move on after the Latics’ relegation to the Championship. Spurs lead the queue to [...]

Wayne Rooney’s new son Klay is born Posted: 21 May 2013 12:43 AM PDT Our Beautiful Son Klay Anthony Rooney was born at 2.11am, Weighing 7Ib 11.1/2 oz. Both Klay and Coleen are fine….. We’re all delighted!! — Wayne Rooney (@WayneRooney) May 21, 2013 Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney has become a father for a second time. Baby Klay Anthony Rooney – Rooney’s second son with wife Colleen – [...]

Real Madrid confirm Jose Mourinho exit, pave way for Chelsea return Posted: 21 May 2013 12:39 AM PDT The worst kept secret in football has been officially confirmed: Jose Mourinho will leave Real Madrid at the end of the season. The Special One has been dropping hints for weeks and he is known to be short of allies at the Bernabeu, so the news that he’s leaving by mutual consent comes as no [...]

Video: Chelsea keeper Ross Turnbull’s son Josh scores magnificent solo effort Posted: 21 May 2013 12:28 AM PDT Roman Abramovich has long envisaged a time when Chelsea bring through homegrown talent, so you can imagine his was delighted to see Josh Turnbull, son of Blues keeper Ross, score at Stamford Bridge on Sunday. The toddler picked the ball up on the edge of the box, dribbled into the area, stopped to literally pick [...]

The last piece of chewing gum of Sir Alex Ferguson’s Man Utd reign listed on eBay Posted: 21 May 2013 12:21 AM PDT A piece of chewing gum reported to be the last chewed by Sir Alex Ferguson as a football manager is available to buy on eBay. The gum was reportedly retrieved by a fan at the Hawthorns on Sunday afternoon, placed in a wooden case and stuck on the internet auction site. The listing read: “Used [...]

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